Welcome to the very first episode of the Dead Game Podcast, a show about industry news, console wars, and forever games! Kotaku's Alyssa Mercante and Digital Trends' Giovanni Colantonio join host Ethan Gach on the podcast's maiden voyage to talk about gaming's AI nightmare, Halo Infinite's bright future, and the problem with The Last of Us Part II's PlayStation 5 remaster.

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Discussed: Nvidia's generative-AI NPCs and the SAG-AFTRA AI deal 6:20, Xbox's exclusivity blues 34:52, the state of Overwatch 2 and Halo Infinite 57:55, Persona 3 Reload and The Last of Us Part II Remastered 1:04:01.

Musical intro: "Jaza Balade" by Birocratic and G-Mills, Interlude 1: "Lullaby of the Sea" by Birocratic, Interlude 2: "Bleary Eyes" by Birocratic, Outro: "T-Me We-Me" by Birocratic and G-Mills (⁠⁠http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL⁠⁠)

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